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Agenda

Health and Wellbeing Board - Monday 13 July 2026 2.00 pm

Venue: Conference Room 1 - Herefordshire Council, Plough Lane Offices, Hereford, HR4 0LE. View directions

Contact: Ben Baugh, Democratic Services

Link: Watch this meeting live on the Herefordshire Council Youtube Channel

Items
No.	Item
	Nolan Principles PDF 184 KB Additional documents: Public rights to information and attendance at meetings , item PDF 188 KB
1.	Apologies for absence To receive apologies for absence.
2.	Named substitutes (if any) To receive details of any member nominated to attend the meeting in place of a member of the board.
3.	Declarations of interest To receive any declarations of interests from members of the board in respect of items on the agenda.
4.	Minutes PDF 268 KB To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 18 May 2026.
	How to submit questions The deadline for the submission of questions for this meeting is 5.00 pm on Tuesday 7 July 2026. Questions can be submitted via the Public Questions Portal (link). Accepted questions and the responses are usually published as a supplement to the agenda papers prior to the meeting. Further information and guidance is available at Get involved - Ask a public question (link)
5.	Questions from members of the public To receive any accepted written questions from members of the public.
6.	Questions from councillors To receive any accepted written questions from councillors.
7.	Neighbourhood Health Update PDF 364 KB View the background to item 7. To provide a summary update on neighbourhood health progress in Herefordshire. Additional documents: Presentation - Herefordshire Neighbourhood Health, 29 June 2026 , item 7. PDF 2 MB
8.	Best Start in Life - Good Level of Development (GLD) in children aged 5 years PDF 237 KB View the background to item 8. To provide an update on one of the key priorities in The Best Start in Life (BSiL) Strategic Plan, namely a Good Level of Development (GLD) in children aged 5 years. Additional documents: Presentation - Best Start in Life: Good level of development , item 8. PDF 786 KB
9.	Gambling and Related Harms PDF 392 KB View the background to item 9. The purpose of this briefing is to provide an overview of the scale and impact of gambling-related harms, outline the aims, approach and key actions of the gambling harms prevention project, and its alignment with wider public health and community safety priorities. It will also present current understanding of harm, identify key challenges, risks and opportunities for further development, and seek the Board’s feedback, challenge and support to strengthen delivery and overall impact. Additional documents: Presentation - Gambling Harms , item 9. PDF 407 KB
10.	The Better Care Fund (BCF) year-end report 2025/26 PDF 429 KB View the background to item 10. To update the Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB) members on the Herefordshire’s Better Care Fund (BCF) End of Year 2025/26 performance template and seek formal Health and Wellbeing Board approval. Additional documents: Appendix 1 - BCF 2025/26 End of Year Reporting Template , item 10. PDF 394 KB
11.	Herefordshire's Better Care Plan 2026/27 PDF 446 KB View the background to item 11. To update Health and Wellbeing Board members on Herefordshire’s Better Care Fund (BCF) Plan 2026/27 and seek formal Health and Wellbeing Board approval. Additional documents: Appendix 1 - Herefordshire BCF 2026/27 Narrative Plan , item 11. PDF 303 KB Appendix 2 - Herefordshire BCF 2026/27 Numerical Template , item 11. PDF 396 KB Appendix 3 - BCF Framework 2026 to 2027 , item 11. PDF 340 KB
12.	Work programme PDF 390 KB To consider any items for inclusion in the work programme for the board.
13.	Date of next meeting There will be a workshop for board members on Monday 28 September 2026, 1.00 pm. The date of the next scheduled board meeting in public is Monday 26 October 2026, 2.00 pm.